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2. HBA made the same arguments found at pages 9 through 18 in <br /> its written testimony to the MWMC at its May 6, 2004 <br /> Facilities Plan public hearing; <br /> <br />3. MWMC's consultant,~CH2M Hill, resPonded in writing, to each <br /> of HBA's capacity and biosolids loading arguments; the <br /> responses were inserted in the HBA testimony in red text <br /> (a copy of the Homebuilder's letter containing ~he CH2M <br /> Hill response is attached hereto as Attachment 1. <br /> <br />C. Goal 6. (Homebuilders' letter at p 3) <br /> <br />1. Statewide Planning. Goal 6 is ~to maintain and improve the <br /> quality of the air, water and land resources of the state." <br /> Goal 6 requires that ~all waste and process discharges from <br /> future development * * * shall not threaten to violate, or <br /> 'violate applicable state or federal environmental quality <br /> statutes, rules and standards." The Goal 6 guidelines state <br /> that ~all plans and programs affecting waste and process <br /> discharges should be coordinated within the applicable air <br /> sheds'and river basins described or included in state <br /> environmental quality statutes, rules, standards and. <br /> implementation plan." In addition,, plans "should buffer and <br /> separate'those land uses which create or lead to conflicting <br /> requirements and impacts upon the air, water and land <br /> 'resources." <br /> <br />2. The treatment facilities and collection system improvements <br /> included in the proposed PFSP amendments are responsive to <br /> the requirements Of MWMC's NPDES permit. A copy of MWMC's <br /> NPDES permit, setting forth the federal and state water <br /> treatment requirements is attached as Attachment 2. <br /> <br />D. Miscellaneous Issues: Timing of Projects; Definition of <br /> Wastewater <br /> <br />Other issues raised by Home Builders have been addressed by MWMC <br />in our memo dated May 6, 2004 or are resolved by the plain <br />language of the proposed amendments, existing Metro Plan <br />language and administrative rules that implement Goal 11. These <br />include challenges to the Completeness of the project list; the <br />timing, cost estimates and possible financing methods for the <br />projects; and the definition of wastewater. Some of these <br />issues were raised and discussed at the May 6, 2004 MWMC public <br />hearing on the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and 20-year project <br />list. A.copy of the minutes of that meeting is attached as <br />Attachment 3. <br /> <br /> 4-2 <br /> <br /> <br />